e-commerce

American  

[ee-kom-ers] / ˈiˌkɒm ərs /

Or ecommerce

noun

1. business that is transacted by transferring data electronically, especially over the internet.

---

e-commerce British  

/ ˈiːˌkɒmɜːs /

noun

1. business transactions conducted on the internet

---

Etymology

Origin of e-commerce

First recorded in 1990–95; e- ² + commerce

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

e-commerce

But as the pandemic wore on and e-commerce boomed, the industry became swamped and additional small- to mid-size carriers entered the market.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

Management expects 3Q to be seasonally weaker before a stronger 4Q, driven by recovering air-travel demand and e-commerce activity, he notes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

A dedicated e-commerce facility has processed more than 33 million parcels since opening in May last year, with Royal Mail and Evri establishing on-site operations.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Meanwhile, in the central Russian region of Tambov, a warehouse belonging to e-commerce giant Wildberries burned.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

All of these interoperable banking and e-commerce functions flattened the Internet marketplace so radically that even eBay was taken by surprise.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

Related Words

• browsing
• spending